Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci is excited about the club's future despite the departure of some key players, after signing an extension to remain at the club until 2020.

Sami Khedira became the third Juventus player to suffer a significant injury during a preseason match this summer.

Another friendly, another loss for Juventus. While the result means little for the Bianconeri as they were much further behind in their preparations than Marseille, a team about to start their season, the Italians must be concerned with how many players they are losing to injury.

It started with injuries to two defenders with Andrea Barzagli's thigh strain suffered in the Dortmund friendly on July 25 and then Giorgio Chiellini torn his thigh muscle in the exhibition against Lechia Gdansk on Wednesday....

Arturo Vidal is completing his community service, a penalty imposed on the Chilean footballer after he crashed his car while intoxicated during the Copa America tournament.

While Juventus' new look attack showed potential, players like Mario Mandzukic, right, need to get acclimated to the Serie A champions' style of play.

It was Juventus' first friendly of the summer and while they may have lost 2-0 to Borussia Dortmund, which demonstrated their lack of fitness at this stage of their preparations, there were also many positives to note in the match as well.

It was clear that Massimiliano Allegri's men were lacking in rhythm and dynamism. While Dortmund whizzed past, demonstrating energy and cohesion, Juventus appeared off pace and were desperately struggling to keep up. To be fair to the Bianconeri, this was the...

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Mario Balotelli has not endeared himself to Liverpool fans of late with a defence of Raheem Sterling and looks likely to depart this summer with the arrival of Danny Ings and, potentially, Christian Benteke.

The Italian striker is usually good for column inches, but hasn't really set the Premier League on fire in front of...

It's been noted in each press conference, shouted from the rooftops and written about in every column, Juventus need a trequartista. Desperate for a technically sound player to inject much needed creativity in attack, it seems the Bianconeri have focused on Germany to provide the solutions. Schalke's Julian Draxler, Bayern Munich's Mario Gotze and Wolfsburg's Kevin De Bruyne are all players that sporting director Fabio Paratici and club CEO Beppe Marotta are assessing in hopes of bringing one of...

The ESPN FC panel assess Juventus' ability to rebound following the departures of Andrea Pirlo and Carlos Tevez.

Arturo Vidal was the one that got away from Bayern. After announcing in March 2011 that Jupp Heynckes would be returning to the club for a third spell that summer, preparations were underway to build a team capable of wresting the Meisterschale back from Dortmund. Lured from Leverkusen, Heynckes wished to bring a player with him. That player, brought to Europe by Michael Reschke, Bayern's current technical director, was a young Vidal.

The ESPN FC panel assess Juventus' ability to rebound following the departures of Andrea Pirlo and Carlos Tevez.

The deal is practically done. Arturo Vidal will soon be a Bayern Munich player. A Juventus leader, a player of immense strength and skill, there are advantages and disadvantages to his probable departure.

Fabio Paratici, Juve's sporting director, once told this writer that Vidal was a wanted player for his relentless energy. A player with great stamina and a willingness to keep fighting on the pitch, Beppe Marotta and Paratici were desperate to bring the player to Turin when they found out one...